Recipes

For those of you who asked, below are the recipes used for food at the reunion.

Café Rio Sweet Pork

• 2-3 lbs. boneless pork (carnitas, shoulder etc.)
• 1 12 ox. can Coke
• 1/4 c brown sugar
• 1 10 oz. can enchilada sauce
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 small can diced green chilies
• 3/4 C brown sugar

Marinade pork for at least 2 hours or overnight in can of coke and 1/4 C brown sugar. Pour pork and liquid into crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Remove meat and shred. Discard liquid. Put meat back in crock pot and add enchilada sauce, garlic, green chilies and brown sugar. Cook for 30-60 more minutes. If there is excess liquid drain some off.

 

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Cilantro Lime Rice

• 3 C. uncooked long grain rice
• 5 C. water
• 4 tsp. chicken bouillion
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 C. chopped cilantro
• 1 can diced green chiles
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. lime zest
• 2 Tbs. lime juice
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 Tbs. butter
• 1/2 onion, chopped

 

Saute onion, garlic and butter until the onion is soft.  Add water, rice and remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low and cover with the lid; simmer for about 20 minutes without lifting the lid.  Fluff with a fork and serve.  This makes a lot!

 

Café Rio Ranch Dressing

• 1 Ranch dressing packet (make as per recipe)
• 3 tomatillos (tomato-like vegetable with a husk around it)
• 1/2 bunch cilantro
• 2 cloves garlic
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 jalapeno (use the seeds too if you like it spicy, a little goes a long way)

Tres Leches Cake

• 1 yellow cake mix (+ ingredients listed on box)
• 1 (12-oz) can evaporated milk
• 1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1-1/2 to 2 Cups heavy cream
• About 1 cup cream, whipped for frosting

Bake cake according to package directions in a greased 9x13 pan.  While cake is still warm, poke holes across the surface with a wooden spoon.  Stir together the 3 milks and slowly pour milk mixture over warm cake (take your time so it distributes evenly.)  Refrigerate until completely cool or overnight.  Frost cake with whipped cream.  Cut and serve as is, or drizzle with caramel sauce, if desired.